Interior sensor with a remote power source

A method of providing a remote power source for an interior sensor, comprising the steps of:

• providing a sensor housing having a base adapted to be mounted along a first interior surface;
• the sensor housing supporting an alarm horn, a control circuit, and a sensor assembly;
• the control circuit being adapted to receive inputs from the sensor assembly and energize the alarm horn when an event is detected;
• providing a battery housing mounting along a second interior surface;
• the battery housing having sidewalls, an interior, and a battery power source disposed within the interior;
• the battery housing having an opening for accessing the interior and the battery power source, the opening being operatively covered by a lid;
• providing a wired electrical connection that extends from within the interior of the battery housing and through one of the sidewalls thereof;
• the wired electrical connection having a length sufficient to connect the battery power source within the battery housing to the control circuit of the sensor housing;
• the wired electrical connection adapted to extend from the battery housing, behind the second interior surface and the first interior surface, and then through the base of the sensor housing to the control circuit;
• the wired electrical connection having a battery terminal connector at a first end, the first end being disposed within the interior of the battery housing for operatively connecting and removing the battery power source to the battery terminal connector;
• a second wired electrical connection electrically connected to the first wired electrical connection;
• the second wired electrical connection extending into the lid and electrically connecting the battery power source to a second sensor disposed within the lid.

A method of providing a remote power source for an interior sensor, comprising the steps of:

• securing a sensor housing having a base along a first interior surface;
• the sensor housing supporting an alarm horn, a control circuit, and a sensor assembly;
• the control circuit being adapted to receive inputs from the sensor assembly and energize the alarm horn when an event is detected;
• securing a battery housing mounting along a second interior surface;
• the battery housing having sidewalls, an interior, and a battery power source disposed within the interior;
• the battery housing having an opening for accessing the interior and the battery power source, the opening being operatively covered by a lid;
• connecting the sensor housing to the battery housing using a wired electrical connection that extends from within the interior of the battery housing and through one of the sidewalls thereof;
• the wired electrical connection having a length sufficient to connect the battery power source within the battery housing to the control circuit of the sensor housing;
• routing the wired electrical connection from the battery housing, behind the second interior surface and the first interior surface, and through the base of the sensor housing to the control circuit;
• the wired electrical connection having a battery terminal connector at a first end, the first end being disposed within the interior of the battery housing for operatively connecting and removing the battery power source to the battery terminal connector;
• a second wired electrical connection electrically connected to the first wired electrical connection;
• the second wired electrical connection extending into the lid and electrically connecting the battery power source to a second sensor disposed within the lid.